Senior Project Manager
NextechPosted 3/24/2025
Senior Project Manager
Nextech
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Job Summary
The Senior Project Manager role at Nextech involves managing implementation projects for all products, including planning, coordinating, and negotiating with internal departments to achieve successful live implementations. The project manager must create and maintain project charts, identify risks, and mitigate them, as well as manage issue lists to resolution. They will also work with clients in the mid-to-large space, including consolidators, enterprise, and national clients. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in a related field, 3+ years of project management experience, and excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. Nextech offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for growth and development.
Job Description
Why join Nextech?
We are a leader in specialty healthcare technology solutions.
We are an ever-growing team, guided by our iCREATE values of Integrity, Collaboration, Respect, Empowerment, Accountability, Trust, and Excellence. We hold these values in high regard and are driven to succeed in all we do.
We’re committed to hiring and retaining talent, which is why we invest in our employees through competitive pay, a generous bonus structure, great healthcare, a comprehensive wellness program, and many other benefits.
If you are a software engineer, finance or accounting professional, customer support specialist, or a business development expert with a passion for healthcare technology (just to name a few), we want to hear from you.
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics are encouraged to apply. If you are a candidate in need of assistance or an accommodation in the application process, please contact [email protected].
Job Summary:
The Senior Project Manager role is responsible for managing implementation projects for all Nextech products. Management includes planning & coordinating product implementations in accordance with best practice methodology, within the mutually defined timelines and within the project budget. This will include maintaining issue lists and managing to resolution implementation issues. There is a high degree of collaboration and negotiation required among internal departments to achieve a successful live for productive use of the software.
All activities must be in compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity laws, HIPAA, ERISA and other regulations, as appropriate.
Essential Functions
- Creating and maintaining a project charter on each implementation project
- Negotiating mutually acceptable project objectives
- Creating project schedules
- Coordinating internal and third-party resources as necessary to deliver the project on time
- Identifying project risks and mitigating them
- Identifying and managing implementation issue lists to resolution (including escalations)
- Executing the project according to the project plan
- Manage clients in the Mid to Large space. This could include but is not limited to Consolidators, Enterprise and National clients.
- Setting up files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured
- Monitoring the progress of the project and making adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project
- Establishing a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the strategy, adjustments, and progress of the project
- Reviewing the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards
- Hiring, Training, Coaching
- Participate in the mentoring and coaching of junior project managers
- Participate in interviewing project team candidates, and refine the project onboarding process
- Establish best practices, policies, PM methodologies, templates, etc. and continually evolve these tools as the landscape of the industry changes
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- 3+ years of Project Management and related experience
- Experience working with business stakeholders in related industries, including executive level C-suite
- Ability to demonstrate leadership, drive results, solve problems, and possess interpersonal skills from prior work situations
- Assertive with a demonstrated ability to cultivate strong relationships & influence behavior
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Strong critical thinking & problem solving skills
- Strong negotiation & collaboration skills
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively
- Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office product
Preferred Qualification
- 5 years of experience in the Healthcare IT industry, specifically software implementation
- Knowledge of of applicable experience in one of Nextech’s main medical specialties
Working Environment/Physical Demands
- General office environment: Works generally at a desk in a well-lighted, air-conditioned cubicle/office, with moderate noiselevels.
- Long-distance or air travel as needed – less than 10%.
- Periods of stress may occur.
- Activities require a significant amount of sitting at office and work desks and in front of a computer monitor.
- Some walking and standing relative to interaction with other personnel.
Total Rewards
- Employee Assistance Program with free counseling sessions available
- Flexible Time Off: take time off when you need it without worrying about available hours
- 10 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday
- Generous annual bonus opportunity
- iCREATE Employee Recognition Program
- Insurance: Choice of Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Wellness Program including discounts on medical premiums
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Volunteer Time Off
- 100% Company-Paid Parental leave
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- 100% Company-Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
- Company-Sponsored 529 College Savings Plan
- Corporate Discounts on Retail, Travel, and Entertainment
- Pet Insurance options
